John Gabriel Borkman, a former 'pillar of the community', has been in voluntary seclusion in an upstairs room since enduring a prison sentence for embezzlement. His wife, her twin sister, his son and even Borkman himself are all trapped in the suffocating atmosphere of this claustrophobic household.

Cast : 3M, 5F

Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-305-4 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB

Author

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is the author of
A Doll’s House,
Ghosts,Hedda Gabler,
Brand and
Peer Gynt among many others. Along with Chekhov his plays are revived more often than any other 19th-century writer.